After 15 years, Darren Elkins is set for his final UFC bout. |
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The
Ultimate Fighting Championship has finalized the lineup for its
next Fight Night at Meta Apex in Las Vegas, including Octagon
veteran Darren
Elkins’ final appearance in the promotion.
The card, headlined by Mateusz
Gamrot and Quillan
Salkilld, is scheduled for Aug. 8.
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UFC Fight Night lineup features Darren Elkins vs. Yadier Del
Valle and Gamrot vs. Salkilld
Elkins (29-12) will square off against
Dana White’s Contender Series alum Yadier Del
Valle.
The 42-year-old has been on the UFC roster since 2010, earning
memorable victories over the likes of Mirsad
Bektic, Michael
Johnson, Dennis
Bermudez and Luiz
Eduardo Garagorri. Furthermore, Elkins has shared the cage with
several former champions and fan favorites, albeit in losing
efforts, against Alexander
Volkanovski, Charles
Oliveira, Chad Mendes
and UFC Hall of Famer Cub
Swanson.
New matchups added to the card include Ty Cole
Miller vs. Billy Goff,
Juliana
Miller vs. Ravena
Oliveira, Diego
Ferreira vs. Billy
Quarantillo and Diyar
Nurgozhay vs. Bruno
Lopes, among others. Gamrot and Salkilld lock horns in the main
event, with former strawweight title challenger Amanda
Lemos facing Alexia
Thainara in the co-headliner.
The updated card as of June 23 is as follows:
Mateusz
Gamrot vs. Quillan
Salkilld (lightweight main event)
Amanda
Lemos vs. Alexia
Thainara (women’s strawweight)
Diego
Ferreira vs. Billy
Quarantillo (lightweight)
Steven
Asplund vs. Guilherme
Pat (heavyweight)
Diyar
Nurgozhay vs. Bruno Lopes
(light heavyweight)
Louie
Sutherland vs. Jose Luiz
(heavyweight)
Juliana
Miller vs. Ravena
Oliveira (women’s flyweight)
Darren
Elkins vs. Yadier Del
Valle (featherweight)
Ty
Cole Miller vs. Billy Goff
(welterweight)